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Artist: Color Flamenco
Spanish contemporary flamenco group Color Flamenco made its debut with Yerma, recorded in 1997, successfully performed live soon after. Formed by talented local musicians and dancers, Color Flamenco was nominated at the 2000 Andalucia Music Awards for Best Flamenco Fusion Record, after issuing Gitana de Fantasía, released by Big Bang Records. ~... [+] Read More
Artist: Audiomind-Czechrepublic
Audiomind, the czech music producer, is engaged in music of many kinds - from instrumental to electronic. First he composes trance, drum and bass, ambient, house, techno, breakbeat in his characterful style, which cannot be exactly specify. He composes from his early youth. In his twelve, when he got one of first musical software, he began his... [+] Read More
Artist: The Dresden Dolls
A variety of noteworthy groups were active on the Boston music scene in the late '90s and early 2000s -- groups ranging from retro-soul/funk band Superhoney to the quirky, '80s-minded synth pop/new wave trio Freezepop to the hard-to-categorize Moonraker (who have since moved to New York City). But the most unique and intriguing group to come out... [+] Read More
Artist: Cooky Chua
For Color It Red vocalist Cooky Chua, inspiration to start a band emanated from the Justine Bateman film Satisfaction. Chua was still a high school student in 1989 when she formed Color It Red with Barbi Cristi (rhythm guitar) and Maricar Florendo (keyboards), naming themselves after a crossword puzzle clue. Mike Villegas (lead guitar), Hank... [+] Read More
Artist: Kinito Mendez
Dominican merengue star Kinito Méndez (born José del Carmen Ramírez) got involved in popular music at the age of nine while participating in a band called Pequeños del Ritmo. In 1988, he formed a tropical act called Cocoband along with Alfonso "Pochi" Vásquez. After that, he formed the group Rikarena, his second project. In the early '90s,... [+] Read More
Artist: Kill Creek
Formed in 1986 while founders Scott Born (vocals/guitar) and Ron Hayes (guitar) were both still in high school, Kill Creek took to formation under the post-punk influences of Rites of Spring, Embrace, and Mission of Burma. Accompanied by their own brand of straight power pop in comparison to the likes of Hüsker Dü and the Doughboys, Kill Creek... [+] Read More
Artist: Avishai Cohen
Born and raised in Israel, Avishai Cohen has often combined Middle Eastern and Israeli music with both electric and acoustic jazz. Cohen began studying the piano at age 11 and was 14 when he became interested in jazz. After playing piano in a high school jazz band, Cohen switched to the electric bass and soon fell in love with the music of Jaco... [+] Read More
Artist: Fiebre
Assembled in 1986 as a rock band to play at local parties, La Fiebre turned to Tejano music to please their customers. After founding their own label, called L.F. Records, the group self-produced their debut album in 1987, re-released a year later featuring the hit single "Vestida de Color de Rosa," previously made popular by Ramón Ayala.
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Artist: The Color Guard
The Color Guard's new wave-inspired cheeky pop came together in 2000 with ex-Hissyfits guitarist Lalena Fissure. This Houston native had been making her way in the busy streets of New York City for almost a decade when Ann Arbor, MI, expatriate Jeanne Gilliland befriended her. Along with ex-Lefty drummer Jake Alrich and guitarist Nina 57, the... [+] Read More
Artist: Chris Rice
Outstanding gospel songwriter Chris Rice became a recording artist as well in 1996 after signing a contract with Michael W. Smith's own record label and releasing his debut album, Deep Enough to Dream. The son of Christian-bookstore owners from Maryland, Rice was obviously involved in the gospel industry as a child, but was also influenced by... [+] Read More
Artist: Virginia Coalition
The four members of the rock band Virginia Coalition -- singer Andrew Poliakoff, multi-instrumentalists Paul Ottinger and Jarrett Nicolay, and drummer John Patrick -- met in junior high school in Alexandria, VA, in music class. In the spring of 1998, they started a local buzz by self-releasing their debut album, The Colors of the Sound. Townburg... [+] Read More
Artist: Gipsyland
Anchored by Kiko Motos, the lead touring vocalist for the Gipsy Kings and his son, Juanito, Gipsyland was a band that combined the heritage of flamenco music with modern rhythms and dance mixes. Their debut album, Viva la Música, was produced by Metro (the London-based team of Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling who produced Cher's album Believe, on... [+] Read More
Artist: Debbie Gibson
Debbie Gibson became a pop phenomenon in the late '80s, scoring a string of hit singles when she was only 17. Although she was still a teenager, Gibson showed signs of being a talented pop craftsman, capable of making catchy dance-pop in the style of Madonna, as well as lush, orchestrated ballads. Gibson's time at the top of the charts was... [+] Read More
Artist: Ian Moore
Encouraged by his parents, Ian Moore took up the violin at age six, moving to guitar nine years later. The Austin-based blues-rocker's early influences included the Beatles, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder and Sly & the Family Stone. Moore gained experience touring as a guitarist with Joe Ely; this led the way to a solo tour opening for the... [+] Read More
Artist: One Minute Silence
Composed of lead vocalist Brian "Yap" Barry, guitarist Chris Ignatiou, bassist Glenn Diani, and drummer Eddie Stratton, One Minute Silence is one of the very few rap-metal outfits to come out of Great Britain. Barry and Ignatiou originally formed the band in London as Near Death Experience, with Barry as the drummer; when the lineup solidified... [+] Read More
Artist: Tiffany
Pop icon, Tiffany, has again been stirring things up. The I Think Were Alone Now Girl has been very busy in her new role in VH1s Celebrity Fit Club, which begins airing April 15. Marking the 20th anniversary of her chart-topping debut, she is currently writing and recording for her new album release due in June with her new label... [+] Read More
Artist: Cee-Lo
Multi-talented and flamboyant, Cee-Lo initially made a name for himself and his trademark crooning as part of pioneering Dirty South rappers Goodie Mob before he broke away in the early 2000s for a colorful solo route. Along with fellow Atlanta rappers OutKast, Goodie Mob laid out the blueprint for the Dirty South style during the mid-'90s,... [+] Read More
Artist: Demente Sagitario
Argentinean alternative pop/rock foursome Demente Sagitario is a project created by ex-Color Azul singer Omar Carreira, who was soon joined by guitarist Gustavo Cocciararo, bassist Guido Smulevich, and drummer Francisco Echavarri. The band's self-titled debut album was recorded in the year 2000 at Buenos Aires' Tiburon Records. ~ Drago Bonacich,... [+] Read More
Artist: Open Canvas
Open Canvas is the pseudonym under which Gregory Kyryluk records deep, seductive, electro-tribal ambience. Based somewhere in the Western Hemisphere (or so rumor has it), Canvas has recorded two CDs, 1997's Nomadic Impressions and 2000s Indumani. His style is smooth and delicate and leaves nothing to the imagination. The atmospheres create vivid... [+] Read More
Artist: Michele Lee
Although best remembered for her role as matriarch Karen Fairgate MacKenzie on the long-running prime-time soap opera Knots Landing, Michele Lee also enjoyed a career as a recording artist during the late '60s, scoring a minor pop hit with 1968's "L. David Sloane." Born Michelle Lee Dusick in Los Angeles on June 24, 1942, she was the daughter of... [+] Read More
Artist: Warren Hill
Saxophonist Warren Hill was born in Toronto; one of five children, he began playing guitar at the age of eight, and by his teens was fronting a local rock group. Originally he turned to the sax only to play in his school band, making the instrument his total focus following his introduction to jazz during a summer program at the Eastman School... [+] Read More
Artist: Ron House
As a member of Ohio indie rock bands the Great Plains, Ego Summit, and Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, Ron House's musical influence is clear. He made an imprint on the Midwestern scene in the 1980s, 1990s, and onward in various forms. House was a member of all five incarnations of the Great Plains, and was the only permanent member of the... [+] Read More
Artist: Sergio Dalma
Latin pop singer from Spain Josep Sergi Capdevila Querol, known as Sergio Dalma, was captivated by Afro-American music at a young age, listing James Brown as one of his favorites. Dalma started getting experience while singing along with his Catholic school's chorus and later participating in a band with classmates from the Pau Vila Institute.... [+] Read More
Artist: Alan Pasqua
Keyboardist Alan Pasqua's gritty organ riffs and synth textures can be heard on hits by Eddie Money and Giant. He's done sides with Bob Dylan (Live at Budokan and Street Legal), Carlos Santana (Zebop and Marathon), Rick Springfield, Pat Benetar, Sammy Hagar, and Whitesnake. Pasqua's musical roots run throughout his family tree. Growing up in New... [+] Read More
Artist: Bob Mintzer
A versatile soloist influenced by Michael Brecker on tenor, Bob Mintzer gained experience playing with Deodato, Tito Puente (1974), Buddy Rich, Hubert Laws, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (1977). In addition to leading his own bands starting in 1978, Mintzer worked with Jaco Pastorius, Mike Mainieri, Louie Bellson, Bob Moses, and the... [+] Read More
